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Got a demo unit here just now. Any current users on here and what's your thoughts on the system? Pros/cons of collars against eartags or bolus. Never had any system before.

Hi just wandering what people's experiences and thoughts are with woodchuck sand dispensers? Local dealer has got some for sale but haven't seen any working

Bit hazy about how it was left at the end of the series, but I remember wondering how it was going to add up buying the farm as well as starting the dairy and building the processing unit. But wow, that's a slick bit of work :(...

Anyone hazard a guess ? May isn't off the table

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Meat and dairy products were a “hit” with consumers in January, according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Red meat and dairy has seen an increase in demand in January 2023, compared to the demand for dairy-free or meat-free...

Offer For Farmers and Resellers We have feed for Cows and other livestock's " Soya cake ' Rapeseed cake ' DDGS ' Some special mix for cow { Like rapeseed and soya cake plus 2% premix for cow } 60/40 proportion High Quality Flour ' Wheat flour ' Corn Flour Cereals ' Sunflower Seeds '...

Well you know the standard things ,whip round, carriage clock etc etc. Got to be some welcomed ideas available to name a few below possibly??

I have a few runs all on flat ground where i only have 16ft gap to strain hinge joint, 300m runs. Thinking of using endless train and park tractor on angle so can get to draw bar or linkage. Any other ideas for this style of work, i don't have two fence strainers to go top n bottom etc. Ant...

Hi all, My name is Robyn and I am a 29YO aspiring vet student, looking to find work experience between now and October 1st to bolster my application for Veterinary school. I am happy to travel, I am currently based in Bristol, but have a base in Surrey as well. I am not afraid of hard work or...

Any one else noticed the Crows seem to be building nests lower this year ? Old tales were its a sign of a bad summer

Thinking double row of 10ft slats or longer back to back , 90 ft long shed , gables cladded with both sides open feeding down each side to house beef in calf heifers & bulling heifers .

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The winner of this year’s National Milk Records (NMR) Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Gold Cup at Dairy-Tech, Bisterne Farms will host the open day on Wednesday, May 22. Bisterne Farms will be showcasing how their, low-input...

So I’m needing to get a rough value of all my stock for the bank. Only things I’m struggling with as I’ve never sold or bought at that age is the price of my cows and heifers with calves at foot? they are all blue x dairy cows and heifers with good shapey 2 month old lim calves on them. What...

https://newsroom.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/news/substantial-fines-for-farmers-who-knowingly-kept-cattle-with-bovine-tb-reactors-on-farm Read the article. It brings the dairy industry into disrepute and in my opinion they should have substantial jail time as well as confiscation of assets on top of...

Too many deer in East Anglia justifies re-introduction of lynx and wolves .......... BBC report on floods on Somerset Levels that may make farming impossible amplified by Goldsmith to become as iconic as the Camargue in France : Wolves thriving across Western Europe, time to bring them...

https://pembrokeshire-herald.com/90364/substantial-fines-for-farmers-who-knowingly-kept-cattle-with-bovine-tb-reactors-on-farm/

Read the comments if nothing else.

If the wet weather we have experienced for the last nine months was to be the "normal" I think I would have to pack in. It's just too miserable and hard work! Hopefully it's a one off season.

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Live lessons from the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) are set to reach over 220,000 schoolchildren across the country during British Science Week. The pupils are celebrating British Science Week, which takes place between March 8-17, 2024, with NFU...